A review of where major Japanese technology companies are in the PC hardware and software markets. Shot in Japan.
Guests: Katsuro Miyakoda, Microcomputer Magazine; Yukio Mizuno, NEC; Kay Nishi, ASCII; Hitoshi Tanaka, Ampere; Susumu Shinbori, Sony; Michael Miller, Popular Computing; Christopher Mead, High Tech Review.
Products/Demos: MSX, Fujitsu Portable, Sony CD-ROM, CIC Handwriter, Ampere WS-1, Epson Wrist Computer. Copyright 1985 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Reviewer:
uniqueness.template
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June 17, 2008
Subject:
DRM-take 1...and it's defeat
After the Japanese-invasion paranoia-fest, there is a quick review of Copy2PC, a program designed to defeat copy protection of period software--and a succinct explanation of why legitimate users might need such software.
"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it".
Reviewer:
Framan
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January 13, 2008
Subject:
A great flashback
This is a pretty good episode. Of course there is the fear of a Japanese technology invasion. Why didn't the show worry about the US exporting to the rest of the world?
Highlights of the show include:
First showing of the CDROM
Discussion about the lousy MSX architecture, and
Compaq making an IBM AT compatible.
Reviewer:
Bokeh Dokeh
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May 23, 2005
Subject:
Xenophobia!
This is giggle-inducing, as it paints Japan as an evil force ready to take the American PC world by storm! It's unneccessary xenophobic hilarity at its very best, plus there's amazing footage of mid-Eighies Akihabara in Tokyo. A must see!
